August 6, 2026
(Nature) – Six people who were highly allergic to peanuts can tolerate the nut after receiving a faecal transplant, reports a study published on 5 August in Science Translational Medicine. The small trial1 of 15 people is the first evidence … Read More
August 6, 2026
(NYT) – The Justice Department filed charges on Tuesday against Dr. Stephen Dubin, a doctor in Nevada, alleging that he orchestrated a $95 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved applying expensive and unnecessary wound coverings to elderly patients. Dr. Dubin … Read More
August 5, 2026
(NYT) – The program’s spending on the therapy has quintupled since 2021, far outstripping the growth in diagnoses and raising concerns about overprescribing and fraud. On Tuesday, the federal Medicaid office rolled out a “toolbox” of best practices and policy … Read More
August 5, 2026
(TIME) – If there’s no carboplatin or cisplatin to be had, patients might be given another, less-optimal chemotherapy. Or doctors might try spacing the doses out more than they usually would, trying to stretch the supply. Some fear that these … Read More
August 5, 2026
(Science) – A cutting-edge gene-editing trial in China went disastrously wrong. A family wants accountability Although news that base editing saved “Baby KJ” would soon rocket around the world—Science named the feat one of the runners-up for its 2025 Breakthrough … Read More
August 5, 2026
(NYT) – South Korea, which has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, is in the throes of a breakdown in emergency care. It is particularly acute for at-risk newborns. Neonatal doctors say that government measures to reverse the birthrate … Read More
July 31, 2026
(MIT Tech Review) – The state’s effort to expand the “right to try” is making headway, and the first drugs are about to be reviewed. As of this week in Montana, any biotech company with an experimental drug has a … Read More
July 30, 2026
(NYT) – Americans are more focused on mental health today than at any other point in our history. Public health campaigns urge us to check in on our feelings and talk openly about our struggles. Schools have adopted mental health … Read More
July 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Dermatologists say clients are increasingly asking for treatments that help preserve fine lines and facial expression After years battling her forehead wrinkles with Botox injections, Stephanie Abend realized something surprising: She wanted some of them back. She felt … Read More
July 29, 2026
(NYT) – The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent. “Ovarian cancer,” Dr. Stone told her, is a misnomer. Nearly all ovarian cancers — and nearly … Read More
July 29, 2026
(Axios) – The U.S. blood supply has reached crisis levels, prompting the American Red Cross and the Surgeon General’s Office to urge people to donate. Why it matters: A prolonged blood shortage could delay surgeries, trauma care and other treatments … Read More
July 29, 2026
(NYT Magazine) – The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. Scientists refer to this vast, unexplored terrain as biology’s dark matter. … Read More
July 29, 2026
(Nature) – A staging system based on how big a role AI has in patient care can help to identify who is responsible in cases in which care fails. Artificial intelligence is fast becoming embedded in hospitals and healthcare clinics. … Read More
July 28, 2026
(WSJ) – President is focused on shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to issue ahead of midterms At a May lunch at the president’s golf course in northern Virginia, President Trump … Read More
July 28, 2026
(MIT Tech Review) – Researchers are breaking new ground in preserving organs by freezing them, pumping nutrients into them, or supercooling them. Doctors dream of organ banks—stores of human organs that can be preserved for days, weeks, months, or even … Read More
July 27, 2026
(Wired) – Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease. This isn’t just a … Read More
July 27, 2026
(Rukhshana Media) – Every morning at first light, Manizha* picks up her medicine bag and heads out to villages in rural Afghanistan where, if it weren’t for her and her team, most women would not see a doctor from one … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Science) – Pioneering studies are underway to address massive outbreak of rare Bundibugyo virus in the Congo Those grim statistics also mean the outbreak is a chance for scientists to learn more about Bundibugyo, the rare Ebola species responsible, and … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Wired) – Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA’s bulks list, including the “Wolverine stack” touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers. A panel of experts on Thursday narrowly … Read More
July 23, 2026
(NYT) – The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition. A Florida pastor sued OpenAI on Wednesday, claiming that its chatbot, ChatGPT, had offered him “extremely dangerous … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug. The catchphrase, said Dr. Wendy Chung of Boston Children’s Hospital, is … Read More
July 22, 2026
(Nature) – Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later. A cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to make sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles … Read More
July 21, 2026
(TechCrunch) – Craneware’s flagship accounting and billing software is used by thousands of clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies across the United States. The company did not say exactly what kinds of data were taken in the breach, only noting that a … Read More
July 21, 2026
(Becker’s) – For two years, nurses have battled artificial intelligence mostly at the bargaining table. A proposed set of AI billing codes has now opened a new front: how the technology is reimbursed. The American Medical Association is pushing to … Read More
July 20, 2026
(Axios) – Artificial intelligence is dramatically speeding up drug development — and a proprietary survey shows how it’s priming a bigger automation push that’s changing the trajectory of early stage pharma research. Why it matters: The TD Cowen survey of … Read More
